Latest NY Region News from the NY Times
- Queens D.A. Primary Too Close to Call, as Cabán Narrowly Leads Katz
A six-way race was down to two candidates, with absentee ballots likely to decide whether Tiffany Cabán or Melinda Katz wins the Democratic nomination. - What to See in New York Art Galleries Right Now
Steven Parrino’s dark monochromes; Brice Marden’s Cold Mountain drawings; Neo Rauch’s surrealistic sketches; and out-of-this-world jewelry in ‘Non-Stick Nostalgia.’ - The Joy of Queer Parties: ‘We Breathe, We Dip, We Flex’
Gay clubs and safe spaces have historically offered a place for experiences and road-testing new looks, identity expressions, desires and orientations. Like “getting a rinse.” - A Twilight Tour at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. Refreshments in Sunset Park to Follow.
A visit to this space dedicated to death, perhaps surprisingly, makes for a great evening. You’ll leave with fresh air in your lungs, history in your head, and perhaps having found a new “place of qui … - ‘King Kong’ and ‘Cher Show’ Musicals Announce Closings
Each show arrived on Broadway with a big name in its title and major creative talents behind the scenes. But audiences kept their distance.
NZ News from UK Guardian
- Anti-Islamic extremist permanently excluded from entering UK
Austrian Martin Sellner barred on security grounds, according to Home Office letter posted onlineA prominent anti-Islamic extremist whose organisation is being investigated in Austria over links to th … - Austrian far-right leader searched on suspicion of forming terrorist group with Christchurch shooter
Investigation widens to include Martin Sellner’s fiancee Brittany Pettibone following her contact with Australian far-right figure Blair CottrellThe Austrian identitarian leader, Martin Sellner, has b … - The Pacific is in danger of becoming a semi-narco region
Caught in the middle of a drug trafficking route, island countries are in danger of falling under the control of drug cartelsFour years ago I stood in front of a top level security conference and warn … - Pacific nations are 'victims' of Australian and New Zealand appetite for drugs, experts say
Australia urged to take action to stop cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking from Latin America through Pacific regionAustralia and New Zealand have been urged to do more to fight the drug trade acr … - Wine and chauffeurs: ANZ under pressure after NZ boss's $400,000 in expenses revealed
Questions over how chief executive David Hisco was allowed to run up large expense accounts and over wife’s purchase of a bank property Pressure is mounting on the ANZ bank board after New Zealand’s c … - Cocaine used as washing powder: police struggle with Pacific drug influx
Under-resourced but undeterred, Fiji’s officers battle surge in trafficking – with just one boat • The new drug highway: Pacific islands at centre of cocaine trafficking boomSitiveni Qiliho, Fiji’s po …
Theatre Review
- ‘King Kong’ and ‘Cher Show’ Musicals Announce Closings
Each show arrived on Broadway with a big name in its title and major creative talents behind the scenes. But audiences kept their distance. - How Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon Got Intimate
To make the actors comfortable, the director of “Frankie and Johnny” brought in an expert in staging sex scenes — Broadway’s first, and certainly not its last. - Celebrities Read the Mueller Report, and It’s a Dark Comedy
The star-studded performance was surreal and unsubtle, but somehow fitting for a political era of tragedy-as-farce. - Review: Masculinity Takes a Beating in ‘Square Go’
A boy, his best friend and an unseen bully negotiate fear and fantasy in an imaginary wrestling ring, with the audience encouraged to cheer.